Bill Text: IA SSB3143 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the corn state special registration plates.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-18 - Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2297. [SSB3143 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-SSB3143-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
3143
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
TRANSPORTATION
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
KAPUCIAN)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
corn
state
special
registration
plates.
1
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321.34,
Code
2020,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
11D.
The
corn
state
plates.
3
a.
Upon
application
and
payment
of
the
proper
fees,
the
4
director
may
issue
the
corn
state
plates
to
the
owner
of
a
5
motor
vehicle
subject
to
registration
under
section
321.109,
6
subsection
1,
autocycle,
motor
truck,
motor
home,
multipurpose
7
vehicle,
motorcycle,
trailer,
or
travel
trailer.
8
b.
The
corn
state
plates
shall
be
designed
by
the
9
department.
The
corn
state
plates
shall
have
a
white
10
background
and
shall
include
the
phrase
“The
Corn
State”
along
11
the
top
of
the
plate.
The
plate’s
letters
and
numbers
shall
be
12
black,
and
an
image
of
an
ear
of
corn
shall
appear
behind
the
13
plate’s
letters
and
numbers.
14
c.
The
special
the
corn
state
fee
for
letter-number
15
designated
the
corn
state
plates
is
thirty-five
dollars.
An
16
applicant
may
obtain
personalized
the
corn
state
plates
upon
17
payment
of
the
fee
for
personalized
plates
as
provided
in
18
subsection
5,
which
is
in
addition
to
the
special
fee.
The
19
fees
collected
by
the
director
under
this
subsection
shall
be
20
paid
monthly
to
the
treasurer
of
state
and
deposited
in
the
21
road
use
tax
fund.
22
d.
Upon
receipt
of
the
special
registration
plates,
the
23
applicant
shall
surrender
the
current
registration
plates
to
24
the
county
treasurer.
The
county
treasurer
shall
validate
25
the
special
registration
plates
in
the
same
manner
as
regular
26
registration
plates
are
validated
under
this
section.
The
27
annual
special
the
corn
state
fee
for
letter-number
designated
28
the
corn
state
plates
is
ten
dollars
which
shall
be
paid
in
29
addition
to
the
regular
annual
registration
fee.
The
annual
30
fee
for
personalized
the
corn
state
plates
is
five
dollars
31
which
shall
be
paid
in
addition
to
the
annual
special
the
corn
32
state
fee
and
the
regular
annual
registration
fee.
The
annual
33
special
the
corn
state
fee
shall
be
credited
as
provided
under
34
paragraph
“c”
.
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Sec.
2.
Section
321.166,
subsection
9,
Code
2020,
is
amended
1
to
read
as
follows:
2
9.
Special
registration
plates
issued
pursuant
to
section
3
321.34
,
other
than
gold
star,
medal
of
honor,
collegiate,
4
fire
fighter,
natural
resources,
and
blackout
,
and
the
corn
5
state
registration
plates,
shall
be
consistent
with
the
design
6
and
color
of
regular
registration
plates
but
shall
provide
a
7
space
on
a
portion
of
the
plate
for
the
purpose
of
allowing
8
the
placement
of
a
distinguishing
processed
emblem
or
an
9
organization
decal.
Special
registration
plates
shall
also
10
comply
with
the
requirements
for
regular
registration
plates
11
as
provided
in
this
section
to
the
extent
the
requirements
are
12
consistent
with
the
section
authorizing
a
particular
special
13
vehicle
registration
plate.
14
EXPLANATION
15
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
16
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
17
This
bill
authorizes
the
department
of
transportation
(DOT)
18
to
issue
the
corn
state
special
registration
plates.
The
bill
19
requires
the
corn
state
plate
to
be
designed
with
a
white
20
background,
the
phrase
“The
Corn
State”
along
the
top,
the
21
plate’s
letters
and
numbers
in
black,
and
an
image
of
an
ear
of
22
corn
behind
the
plate’s
letters
and
numbers.
23
The
bill
provides
that
a
special
the
corn
state
fee
for
24
letter-number
designated
the
corn
state
plates
is
$35
and
that
25
an
applicant
may
obtain
personalized
the
corn
state
plates
upon
26
the
payment
of
the
$25
fee
for
personalized
plates
set
forth
27
under
current
law,
which
is
in
addition
to
the
special
the
corn
28
state
fee.
The
bill
requires
the
fees
collected
by
the
DOT
for
29
the
corn
state
plates
to
be
paid
monthly
to
the
treasurer
of
30
state
and
deposited
in
the
road
use
tax
fund.
31
Upon
receipt
of
the
special
registration
plates,
the
32
applicant
must
surrender
the
current
registration
plates
to
33
the
county
treasurer.
The
county
treasurer
must
validate
the
34
special
registration
plates
in
the
same
manner
as
regular
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registration
plates
are
validated.
The
annual
special
the
corn
1
state
fee
for
letter-number
designated
plates
is
$10,
which
2
is
in
addition
to
the
regular
annual
registration
fee.
The
3
annual
fee
for
personalized
the
corn
state
plates
is
$5,
which
4
is
in
addition
to
the
annual
special
the
corn
state
fee
and
the
5
regular
annual
registration
fee.
The
bill
requires
the
annual
6
special
the
corn
state
fee
to
be
credited
in
the
same
way
as
the
7
special
the
corn
state
fee.
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